{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-113.43-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 113.43-3","heading":"-3 Alarm system.","body":"(a) Each vessel must have a steering failure alarm system that actuates an audible and visible alarm in the pilothouse when the actual position of the rudder differs by more than 5 degrees from the rudder position ordered by the followup control systems, required by part 58, subpart 58.25, of this chapter, for more than:\n(1) 30 seconds for ordered rudder position changes of 70 degrees;\n(2) 6.5 seconds for ordered rudder position changes of 5 degrees; and\n(3) The time period calculated by the following formula for ordered rudder positions changes between 5 degrees and 70 degrees:\nt = (R/2.76) + 4.64\nWhere\nt = maximum time delay in seconds\nR = ordered rudder change in degrees\n(b) The alarm system must be separate from, and independent of, each steering gear control system, except for input received from the steering wheel shaft.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER J—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING","PART 113—COMMUNICATION AND ALARM SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT","Subpart 113.43—Steering Failure Alarm Systems"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"b63d30f1994f4703f29845a2e19673f5a4967b1b1fae4b9b777f3b550090a8d8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-113.43-1","next":"us/46-cfr-113.43-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}